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Op-Ed written by Paramount Mayor Peggy Lemons and Bellflower City Council member Victor Sanchez.
In the city of Bellflower, local officials are doing everything they can to meet their community’s housing needs. But a recent fight with the county transit agency over land use serves as a cautionary tale of the rising unchecked power of transit agencies and the diminishing authority of both local governments and the will of the people.
Bellflower officials are currently implementing their state-approved housing plans and zoning nearly 4,000 new homes over the next five years. This plan has taken years to develop and is…
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